El Presente Simple es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones habituales que suceden con cierta frecuencia

y no hace referencia a si est ocurriendo en el momento actual. I play tennis. Yo juego al tenis. (Hace mencin de un deporte que realizo cotidianamente y que no necesariamente lo estoy jugando en este momento). He works in an office. l trabaja en una oficina. (Se refiere al trabajo que desarrolla una persona frecuentemente). They travel to Madrid. Ellos viajan a Madrid. (Habla de un viaje que se repite a diario, aunque el sujeto no lo est realizando ahora). A continuacin se muestran las formas afirmativa, interrogativa y negativa de este tiempo verbal:

En el cuadro superior se ha tomado como ejemplo el verbo PLAY (jugar). Observe que en el modo afirmativo, en la 3 persona del singular, se le aade una "S" al verbo. He eats vegetables. l come vegetales. Alice dances at the theatre. Alice baila en el teatro. The dog breaks the fence. El perro rompe la cerca. En el modo interrogativo y negativo se utiliza el auxiliar DO, aunque en la 3 persona del singular se coloca como auxiliar DOES y se le quita la "S" al verbo. Existen algunos casos particulares como por ejemplo, si el verbo empleado termina en "SS", "SH", "CH", "O" y "X" al formar la 3 persona del singular en la forma afirmativa se le agrega "ES". Aqu vemos algunos ejemplos: Si el verbo es FISH (pescar), se conjugar: He fishes at the sea. l pesca en el mar. Si el verbo es KISS (besar), se conjugar: She kisses to her boyfriend. Ella besa a su novio. Si el verbo es WATCH (observar), se conjugar: He watches the mountain. l observa la montaa. Si el verbo es FIX (arreglar), se conjugar: He fixes his car. l arregla su coche. Si el verbo es GO (ir), se conjugar: She goes to the office. Ella va a la oficina. Otra excepcin se presenta si el verbo termina en "Y" tras consonante. Para formar la 3 persona del singular se sustituye esta "Y" por una "i" acompaada de la terminacin "ES". Por ejemplo: Si el verbo es STUDY (estudiar) se conjugar: She studies the lesson. Ella estudia la leccin. Para la forma negativa se puede emplear la forma contrada de DON'T en lugar de DO NOT o DOESN'T en vez de DOES NOT. I don't play tennis. Yo no juego al tenis. He doesn't work in an office. l no trabaja en una oficina. They don't travel to Madrid. Ellos no viajan a Madrid.

Structure
Para formar el presente simple se utiliza la forma verbal de la base de (go, work, speak, study). En la 3 persona singular (he, she, it), la forma base del verbo lleva

Examples
1. Philip gets up at 6 o'clock every morning. 2. I go to school every day. 3. She sometimes goes out on Friday night. 4. I usually sleep late on Sunday morning. 5. Peter works for 8 hours every day.

We use the Present Simple Tense:

cuando hablamos de las cosas que suceden repetidamente o habitualmente Con tiempo presente simple a menudo utilizamos expresiones de tiempo, como siempre, a menudo, a veces, por lo general, pocas veces, los sbados, rara vez, nunca, todos los das, etc always,

-s/es. (Auxiliary verbs "be," "do," "have", que tambin se puede utilizar como verbos principales, son excepciones.)

Affirmative form I you work we they he/she/it works /-s/ go - goes /-es/ watch - watches /-es/ play - plays /-s/ study - studies /-es/ ! Remember: to be I/you/we/they are he/she/it is to do I/you/we/they do he/she/it does to have I/you/we/they have he/she/it has Negative form I you DO NOT /don't/ we WORK they he/she/it DOES NOT /doesn't / WORK 1. She doesn't often go to the cinema. 2. I don't get up early at the weekend. 3. They don't speak English very well. Interrogative form I DO you WORK? we they DOES he/she/it WORK? 1. Do they speak foreign languages? 2. Do you want a banana? 3. Does your sister play the piano? Questions and short answers:

6. We usually start work at 8 o'clock. often, sometimes, usually, 7. My children often watch TV in the seldom, on Saturdays, rarely, never, every day, etc. afternoon. 8. He always forgets his keys. 1. I work in a bank. 2. Kate speaks English very well. 3. Tom lives in London. 1. People make choices because they can't have everything they want. 2. Nurses work in clinics and hospitals. 3. Football is a very popular sport in Bulgaria. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Earth is spherical. My birthday is in May. California is in the Unated States. The sun rises in the east. Water freezes at 0C (32F).
cuando hablamos de situaciones permanentes o de larga duracin

cuando hablamos de personas o cosas en general

para indicar las verdades generales, los hechos y las leyes cientficas

1. We arrive in Rome at 6 p.m. 2. The train leaves in five minutes. 3. The course starts next Thursday. 1. She loves jazz music. 2. My aunt hates travelling by train. 3. I like ice cream. I don't like spinach. 4. I think she is a wonderful person. 5. Do you believe in God? 6. I have no money at the moment. 7. My brother has a new car. 8. That bicycle belongs to me. 1. Pour all ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix until smooth. 2. Walk down the street to the corner and then turn right.

cuando hablamos de los planes de viaje y horarios (principalmente con verbos como go, leave, arrive, start,

come, return etc.) like, dislike, love, think, seem, look, know, feel, understand, want, need, hate, remember, forget, prefer, believe, mean, taste, hear, see, have (cuando el significado es "poseer"), own, belong, etc. Estos verbos no se utilizan
normalmente en la forma progresiva (aunque hay excepciones). con estado (o de estado) verbos como

para dar instrucciones / direcciones

The Present Simple Tense is also used in : sentences after "when", "after", "while", "till" / "until", "before", "as soon as" - When the rain stops, we'll go out.

I'll call you back as soon as I return home. zero conditional sentences (when the result of the condition is always true) - If you heat water to 100C (212F), it boils. Do you like spaghetti? first conditional sentences (Often called the "real" conditional Yes, I do. because it is used for real (or possible) situations. These situations take No, I don't. place if a certain condition is met.) - If you finish your homework I'll Does she know Bulgarian? bring you to the zoo. Yes, she does. Notes about formation of the 3rd person singular (he, she, it): If the verb ends in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -o, add -es to the base form: kiss - kisses, finish - finishes, watch - watches, mix - mixes, go - goes If the verb ends in consonant + y change y to i and add -es: study - studies, copy - copies, try - tries, carry - carries

How do we make the Present Simple Tense?

subje auxiliary + ct verb do main + verb base

There are three important exceptions:

1. 2. 3.

For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like: auxiliary verb main verb like likes do no t no t like coffee. coffee. coffee.

subject I, you, we, they He, she, it I, you, we, they He, she, it

does I, you, we, they he, she, it

like

coffee. coffee ? coffee ?

Do ? Does

like

like

Look at these examples with the main verb be. main verb

Notice that there is no auxiliary:

subject

I You, we, they He, she, it

am

French . French . French . no t no t no t old.

are

is

I You, we, they He, she, it Am ? Are Is

am

are

old.

is I you, we, they he, she, it

old. late? late? late?

How do we use the Present Simple Tense? We use the present simple tense when:

the the the the

action is general action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future action is not only happening now statement is always true John drives a taxi.

past

present

future

It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future. Look at these examples:

I live in New York. The Moon goes round the Earth. John drives a taxi. He does not drive a bus. We meet every Thursday. We do not work at night. Do you play football?

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the present simple tense for situations that are not general. We can use the present simple tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the present simple tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:

Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy. past present future

The situation is now.

NEGATION I, YOU + PLURAL They go to school. I like oranges. DONT + VERB They dont go to school. I dont like oranges. TO BE, CAN, MUST VERB + NOT They are not (aren't) at home. We are not (isn't) at school. I am not (I'm not) hungry. We can not (cannot) swim. I must not go out.

We hate peppermint. We dont hate peppermint. You have a cold. You dont have a cold. Monkeys (= They) eat Monkeys dont eat snakes. bananas. Bob and I (= We) go Bob and I dont go shopping. shopping. Jim and Carol (=They) sing a Jim and Carol dont sing a song. song. HE, SHE, IT + S He wants an ice-cream. She likes hot dogs. It drinks milk. The dog (= It) hates cats. Ann (= She) hates chewing gums. Bob (= He) speaks English. DOESNT + VERB He doesnt want an ice cream. She doesnt like hot dogs. It doesnt drink milk. The dog doesnt hate cats. Ann doesnt hate chewing gum. Bob doesnt speak German.

VERB + NOT She is not (isn't) at school. It is not (isn't) hungry. He can not (can't) sing.

NOTE - es after - s / - ch / - sh Examples: passes - watches - finishes - ies after - y Examples: study - studies / carry - carries also: do - does / go - goes / have - has

Introduction The simple present tense is one of the most common tenses in English. This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs. 1. Forming the simple present tense There are only two basic forms for the simple present tense; one ends with -s and the other doesn't. Here are the rules, using the example verb "sing": Subj ect I You He She It We They

Verb Form simple form simple form

Example I sing You sing

simple form + He sings S simple form + She sings S simple form + It sings S simple form simple form We sing They sing

In other words, only THIRD PERSON SINGULAR subjects (he, she and it) have to have a verb with -S. 2. -s or -es ? With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules: Verb ending in... s z How to make the 3rd person Example singular Add -ES Add -ES He passes She waltzes

Verb ending in... sh ch x o consonant + y [anything else]

How to make the 3rd person Example singular Add -ES Add -ES Add -ES Add -ES Change Y to I, then add -ES Add -S She wishes He watches She mixes He goes It flies He sings

When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue with the exercises.

El " Simple Present Tense" en ingls se utiliza para hablar de actividades habituales y verdades generales o, particulares. Por qu se produce esta confusin? Porque en espaol, muchas veces, hablamos en el tiempo Presente para hablar de acciones que estn ocurriendo ahora. Por ejemplo: Qu haces? por, qu ests haciendo?. Qu son actividades habituales? Son actividades que realizas peridicamente, es decir, todos los das, una vez por semana, a veces, frecuentemente, siempre, nunca, etc.. Por ejemplo 1: I walk every day. [Aiguok evridei]. Yo camino todos los das. Por ejemplo 2: You get up very early on Mondays. [Iu getap verierli onmandeis]. T te levantas muy pronto los lunes. Por ejemplo 3: He always comes by car. [Hi olgeiskams baicar]. l siempre viene en coche. Qu son verdades generales? Son afirmaciones o, negaciones, de carcter universal. Ejemplo 1:Water boils at a hundred degrees Celsius.[Guater boils ata handred degriis selsius]. El agua hierve a cien grados Celsius. Ejemplo 2: The sun always rises. [Desan olgeis raises]. El sol siempre sale. Qu son verdades particulares? Son afirmaciones o, negaciones, ciertas para una persona o un para grupo de personas. Ejemplo 1:She lives in London. [ShilIvsInLondon]. Ella vive en Londres. Ejemplo 2:They learn everything. [Dei lern evriizing]. Ellos/as aprenden todo.

Recuerda: El "Simple Present Tense" (El Presente) no se utiliza para hablar de lo que est ocurriendo ahora (para "ahora", se emplea el "Present Continuous"). El "Simple Present Tense" se utiliza para hablar de actividades que se realizan peridicamente o, para hablar de verdades generales, o particulares.

Estructura: Sujeto + verbo en Presente. Nota: para la tercera persona "She, He and It" hay que agregar una "s" o "es" al final del verbo. Ejemplo 1: I wake up at seven o'clock [aigeikap at sevn oclock]. (Yo) me despierto a las siete. Ejemplo 2: She studies [shisstadis]. Ella estudia. Nota como aqu cambia el "spelling" (deletreo)para la tercera persona: y-->ies Ejemplo 3: It works (Itguorks]. Funciona. (Una mquina, por ejemplo). Ejemplo 4: They live in Paris [deilIvInPeris]. Ellos/Ellas viven en Paris. Cmo se niega con el "Present Tense"

Estructura negacin: Sujeto + do not (don't)/does not (doesnt) + verbo principal en infinitivo siempre. (Cuidado: NO poner la "s" o "es" para la tercera persona) Ejemplo 1: They don't work hard. [Dei dontgourk hard]. Ellos/Ellas no trabajan duro. Ejemplo 2: She doesn't live here [Shi dasntlIvhiir]. Ella no vive aqu. Cmo se pregunta con el "Present Tense"?

Estructura preguntas: Do/Does+ sujeto + verbo siempre en infinitivo (Cuidado:NO poner "s" o "es" para la tercera persona)+? Ejemplo 1: Do you study? [Duiusstadi?] Estudias (t)? Ejemplo 2: Does she live here? [DasshilIvhiir?] Vive (ella) aqu? Repaso de las estructuras:

Positivo Sujeto+ Verbo en Presente. Tercera persona agrega "s" o "es".

Negativo Sujeto + do not (don't)/does not (doesnt) + verbo principal en infinitivo siempre.

Pregunta Do/Does+ sujeto + verbo principal en infinitivo siempre+?

Recuerda: - Para negar y preguntar en presente se utiliza el verbo auxiliar "DO" [du] o "DOES"[das]. -El verbo "DO/DOES" es un verbo auxiliar (no significa hacer) y, por tanto, NUNCA debe utilizarse conjuntamente con el verbo "to be". Por ejemplo: No se dice: "Don't are." (incorrecto), sino "You aren't." (correcto).